Air fryer Eggs in a Basket
These delicious eggs in a basket in air fryer are a super easy air fryer egg toast recipe. Super easy to make, perfect for breakfast.
Servings 4
Calories 140kcal
Equipment
- Glass
Ingredients
- 4 slices bread I used multigrain bread
- 2 tsp. Butter optional
- 4 eggs
- Salt and pepper
- Chopped parsley optional
Instructions
- I will show you two ways of making this recipe:
Making a cavity in the bread slice
- Take a slice of bread. You may apply butter on it (optional). Take a glass. Flip it and use its mouth to cut out a cavity in the bread.
- Save the bread cut out and air fry it to serve along.
- Using a parchment paper sheet, cut it to a square. Place bread slice from which a cavity is removed on top of this parchment paper inside an air fryer basket.
- Now carefully break an egg into the cavity. Top with salt and pepper.
- Without preheating the air fryer, place the air fryer basket inside the air fryer.
- Air fry at 360F or 180C for about 7-9 minutes till your egg is cooked and the bread is toasted.
- At 7 minutes, the yolk was very runny and at 9 minutes, it was cooked. This time may vary depending the type of air fryer you use.
- So when you are making it for the first time, do keep an eye on the egg after 5 minutes of air frying time.
- Take it out. Using a spatula take out the egg in a hole and serve on a plate. Garnish with your ingredients of choice. Enjoy.
- Please note that for the next bread slice, since the air fryer is already hot, you will require a minute or two less of air frying time.
Without cutting out a cavity in bread
- Using the bottom of a glass, lightly press the centre of a bread slice to form a slight depression or cavity in the bread.
- Preheat air fryer at 360F or 180C for 4 minutes.
- Place the depressed bread slice in the air fryer basket. Break the egg carefully on this cavity on the bread.
- Top with salt and pepper. Now air fry for about 6-8 minutes for the egg to be cooked and the bread to be toasted.
- You do not need to use parchment paper for this recipe as the bread does not stick on the air fryer basket. You can spray or brush some oil on the air fryer basket.
- Again 6 minutes will be soft yolk and 8 minutes will be cooked yolk.
- Take it out and enjoy your air fryer egg toast or eggs in a hole.
Notes
1. If using parchment paper, make sure that it is cut in such a way that it does not cover all of the air fryer basket. Leave some area for air circulation.
2. Use of parchment paper or aluminium foil is needed if you are making a cavity in the bread slice.
3. Buttering the slice is your choice. Your bread toast will be browner if you use butter.
4. I have used egg at room temperature. If you are using yours straight from fridge your air frying time may be slightly higher.
5. Remember that subsequent air fryer egg toasts may get done in slightly lesser time as the air fryer is now hot.
6. You can use toppings like chilli flakes, bacon bits, chopped chives, parsley etc. as per choice.
7. You can serve these air fryer egg toasts with breakfast potatoes, baby potatoes or even smashed potatoes.
8. These roasted vegetables are also an excellent side for them.
2. Use of parchment paper or aluminium foil is needed if you are making a cavity in the bread slice.
3. Buttering the slice is your choice. Your bread toast will be browner if you use butter.
4. I have used egg at room temperature. If you are using yours straight from fridge your air frying time may be slightly higher.
5. Remember that subsequent air fryer egg toasts may get done in slightly lesser time as the air fryer is now hot.
6. You can use toppings like chilli flakes, bacon bits, chopped chives, parsley etc. as per choice.
7. You can serve these air fryer egg toasts with breakfast potatoes, baby potatoes or even smashed potatoes.
8. These roasted vegetables are also an excellent side for them.
Nutrition
Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 195mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 238IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 2mg